Ada Fick

Ada Fick, 90, Moorhead, died Sunday, February 12, 2006, in Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead.Ada Irene Sylvia Nelson was born January 11, 1916, near Pelican Rapids, MN, to Carl John and Elvira Nelson. She attended schools in Maplewood Township and graduated from high school in Pelican Rapids in 1933. She obtained a teacher's certificate from Moorhead Teachers College in 1934, and taught in rural schools in the Pelican Rapids and Vergas, Minnesota area.Ada married William Fick of Vergas on October 7, 1939. They farmed near Vergas until 1963 when Mr. Fick died in a farm accident. Following his death Ada taught at the Vergas School for two years before returning to college at Moorhead State University. She graduated in 1968, and taught in the Moorhead school system at Georgetown and Sharp Elementary Schools until her retirement in 1978. She continued for a number of years to teach adult-education classes in various arts, crafts and genealogy. Ada loved teaching, but also Bible studies, sewing, quilting, gardening and traveling. Many in her family have fond memories of learning from her various quilting and home-making skills, the names of the flowers and trees on the farm, and for the younger generation, of listening to some great bedtime stories.She is survived by a daughter, Carole Howard Schmidt, Moorhead; three sons, Gary Jane, Breckenridge, MN, Don Doni, Litchfield Park, AZ, and Doug, Eden Prairie, MN; a sister Doris Toftely of Pelican Rapids, MN; ten grandchildren, Rebecca Peter Ryan Schmidt, Brian Theresa Schousek, Greg Rhonda Schmidt, Michael Patty Jaeger Fick, Darren Nikki Fick, Damon Andrea Fick, Jim Carrie Fick, Alison Fick, John Fick, Andy Fick and 11 great-grandchildren.Preceding her in death were her husband, her parents, two brothers and three sisters, a daughter-in-law Jennifer Doug Fick and a great-grandson Zachary Schousek.